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       #Post#: 14814--------------------------------------------------
       District 72 election
       By: Linda Lou Date: August 4, 2014, 8:24 am
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       Reading comments and editorials in the last week or so, I'm
       thinking Scott Krug is in trouble if he doesn't take a stand
       against CAFOs. The Democrats have come out against Wysocki
       Farms, which is probably going to get them a lot of
       votes..whichever one makes it past the primary. I think this is
       a political ploy, as I think whether that farm goes in or not is
       pretty much out of their hands, so I really don't think it's
       fair to make that an integral topic for the election.
       Krug has been careful not to take an absolute stand on this
       issue, and I agree with him on that...a lot has to be learned
       about this.
       What do you guys think?
       #Post#: 14815--------------------------------------------------
       Re: District 72 election
       By: Mr.steve Date: August 4, 2014, 9:19 am
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       Linda,  the cafo  is one of those hot button issues that can
       burn Krug any way you look at it.  If Krug supports the farm, he
       will take a beating in saratoga and rome but gain in plainfield,
       coloma and wautoma areas. If he goes against the farm, it will
       be reversed. I find it rather comical that the saratoga
       concerned group( or what ever they are calling themselves today)
       are celebrating the golf course that is being created south of
       rome. Both duncan and rayome have made comments about NO MORE
       hi-cap wells and I understand the golf course will be drilling
       at least 4 of them. These comments also will burn rome. Rome
       already has two hi-cap wells being used to supply the residents
       and they have to dump the water twice a year for a total of
       about 8 million gallons because the water turn over (or demand)
       just isn't there and well 1 is already toxic.When this is
       brought up, the concerned group then changes the narrative to
       the open pit lagoon. This is also comical because most residents
       don't know of the open pit lagoon used by domtar( the picture
       attached). The last time I was to this lagoon, it was a 94
       degree day and there was steam(?) rolling off of it. While
       standing at the edge of it, you can see bubbles rising to the
       surface( sometimes two to three feet above the level of the
       lagoon) and burst open with a toxic cloud. The chemicals being
       dumped into this lagoon range from watered down fly ash to
       black, white and green liquor; all of which are cancer causing
       chemicals. No one seems to care about this( biting the hand that
       feeds them?) so I find the concerned group to be quite
       hypocritical.
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